Although how they did it is slightly different, Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other apps and Yandex, a Russian company that offers Google-like services, both figured out that just because a user said don’t track me didn’t mean that it applies to them. Rather than sending cookie data back to Meta and Yandex, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]It is important to remember that the agency’s budget proposal is just that, a proposal, and Congress may or may not agree to it. So what is in the proposal? Whether Congress agrees with the agency or not is to be seen, but if they do, you can draw your own conclusion as to the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]US Spy Agencies Setting Up Platform to Buy Your Data There is so much data for the government to acquire without a search warrant that it is a problem. As a result the DNI is working on a system to make it easier to buy our data. This even includes the use of AI tools […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]You may disregard my opinion about this but what about the opinion of a Retired US Army Lt. General and a very smart CSIO who used to be an Air Force Intelligence Officer? Retired Lt. Gen H.R. McMaster, who served as the US National Security Advisor during 2017 and 2018 and who had roles in […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I understand that the government needs to save money. There probably is enough waste to fund a small country. Or many a bigger one. But are we doing that wisely? CISA, which is the key agency to protect civilian government agencies, especially now with all of the layoffs and which is also the agency directed […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]CISA is warning businesses that SaaS providers are under attack as a way to steal their customers’ credentials. If you think about this, it makes sense. This came after Commvault, a cloud-based backup solution, was compromised using a zero-day. What is interesting is how they planned to exploit the vulnerability. Commvault claims that no customer data in […]
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